Warriors 1 : Into the Wild (Hardcover) - Warriors Series #1

As prophesized, a young house cat becomes an apprentice warrior in a clan of wild cats, where he faces many dangers and treachery both within and outside of his new clan.When Rusty, an ordinary housecat, becomes ThunderClan's new apprentice, he quickly realizes that the comfortable world in his past life has not prepared him for the hardships he now faces and so must work extra hard to meet others' expectations and prove he can be a true warrior. Fire alone can save our Clan... For generations, four Clans of wild cats have shared the forest according to the laws laid down by the powerful ancestors. But the warrior code is threatened, and the ThunderClan cats are in grave danger. The sinister ShadowClan grows stronger every day. Noble warriors are dying -- and some deaths are more mysterious than others. In the midst of this turmoil appears an ordinary housecat named Rusty . . . Who may yet turn out to be the bravest warrior of them all. * Warriors Series Warriors 1 : Into the Wild Warriors 2 : Fire and Ice Warriors 3 : Forest of Secrets Warriors 4 : Rising Storm Warriors 5 : A Dangerous Path Warriors 6 : The Darkest Hour Rusty starts out as an ordinary house kitten, but his travels deep into the forest involve him in the epic battles of the cat warrior clans who roam (and rule) the wild. With a new name–Firepaw–and a position as a Thunderclan apprentice, our feline hero faces his destiny, struggles with issues of friendship, honor, courage, and betrayal, and learns what it truly means to be a warrior. Ages